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going back to north korea in august, to try to free a coman held captive there, criticizing president obama for failing to do so. rodman and kim jong-un became friendly when he visited back in february. >>> and britain's prince harry tonight on his american tour, in colorado springs now. he met with each of the competitors in the hand cycling race at the warrior games, an international competition for wounded warriors. athletes from every branch of the armed forces and special operations competed alongside their british counterparts. harry now presenting medals to the winners. >>> and now to a hero mom tonight on this mother's day. a moment on the little league field that carried an important medical lesson for us all. an 8-year-old player hit by a ball, his heart suddenly stopping. but what that mom from the other team did next saved his life. here tonight, abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: a miracle happened on this little league field. it was just another saturday afternoon for mom maureen renehan, watching her son play ball in new jersey, when suddenly, a ball hit another little boy, ian
going back to north korea in august, to try to free a coman held captive there, criticizing president obama for failing to do so. rodman and kim jong-un became friendly when he visited back in february. >>> and britain's prince harry tonight on his american tour, in colorado springs now. he met with each of the competitors in the hand cycling race at the warrior games, an international competition for wounded warriors. athletes from every branch of the armed forces and special...
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the obama administration was furious about that leak, claiming it jeopardized national security. to find out who might have been the leaker, the a.p. claims the justice department obtained lists of incoming and outgoing phone calls from a.p. editors and reporters as well as reporters' personal phone numbers over a two-month period. normally justice department rules require that to be personally approved by the attorney general. in a letter to attorney general holder today the president and ceo of the a.p. writes there can be no possible justification for such an overboard collection of the telephone communications of the a.p. and its reporters. we regard this action as a serious interference with a.p.'s constitutional rights to gather and report the news. while we evaluate our options we urgently request that you return to the a.p. the telephone toll records that the department subpoenaed and destroy all copies. the white house is referring all questions about this matter to the justice department. moments ago, as i'm sitting here i got an e-mail from the u.s. attorney who says w
the obama administration was furious about that leak, claiming it jeopardized national security. to find out who might have been the leaker, the a.p. claims the justice department obtained lists of incoming and outgoing phone calls from a.p. editors and reporters as well as reporters' personal phone numbers over a two-month period. normally justice department rules require that to be personally approved by the attorney general. in a letter to attorney general holder today the president and ceo...
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>> president obama promised new oversight and coordination with congress to investigate targeting of conservative groups. >> i've reviewed the treasury department watchdog's report and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i'm angry about it. >> the department of justice is looking into whether the irs violated any civil rights there. now to benghazi. newly released white house emails provided glimpse how the obama administration handled the talking points after the benghazi terror attacks. the 99 pages of emails between the white house, state department and cia detail the debate over what to disclose in the points. the ones u.n. ambassador susan rice used the following sunday on multiple morning news shows. an e-mail from then cia director david petraeus reveals some of his hesitations. petraeus writes quote, no mention of the cable to cairo either? frankly, i'd just as soon not use them. this concern after his deputy scratched out mentions in a talking points mention of al qaeda, fighters in libya, a warni
>> president obama promised new oversight and coordination with congress to investigate targeting of conservative groups. >> i've reviewed the treasury department watchdog's report and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i'm angry about it. >> the department of justice is looking into whether the irs violated any civil rights there. now to benghazi. newly released white house emails provided glimpse...
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president obama looks forward to attending. >> this week, the treasury department is expected to release the results of an investigation into the internal revenue service targeting of tea party groups. the i.r.s. flames low level employees for targeting the groups but republicans question that. republican senator collins of maine says if it were just a handful of rogue i.r.s. agents official would is fired those involved. a report said senior officials knew of the targeting in 2011. >> the chairman of the congressional committee is demanding to hear from a veteran dip mack and former chairman of the couldn't chiefs of staff about the deadly attack in benghazi. today, republican issa will pursue depositions from retired ambassador pickerring and retired admiral mullen. he wants to know who the pair specific to reach their conclusion that then secretary of state hillary clinton did not direct the response to the pair of nighttime attacks in libya. pickerring says there is no evidence that high-level state department officials were responsible but said bad decisions were made by lower ranki
president obama looks forward to attending. >> this week, the treasury department is expected to release the results of an investigation into the internal revenue service targeting of tea party groups. the i.r.s. flames low level employees for targeting the groups but republicans question that. republican senator collins of maine says if it were just a handful of rogue i.r.s. agents official would is fired those involved. a report said senior officials knew of the targeting in 2011....
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president obama says the gop out rachel the account is really a political sideshow. the associated press top executive is calling the justice department's seizure of two months of telephone records of its reporters and editors a massive and unprecedented intrusion into news gathering. the governor has not said why it-as the government has not said why it secretly obtained records. though officials said prosecutors are conducting a cruel investigation into who leaked details about a cia operation in yemen that foiled a terrorist plot. we will be back with more on the kron 4 morning news. ♪ ♪ all around the world ♪ everybody singing along ♪ everybody singing along ♪ never looking back ♪ it's a long, long way from my home ♪ [ male announcer ] with the best line up of vehicles ever. introducing the new chevrolet. why just go from a to b, when imagination can take you everywhere? here we go. [ male announcer ] chevrolet. find new roads. secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. here we go. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death
president obama says the gop out rachel the account is really a political sideshow. the associated press top executive is calling the justice department's seizure of two months of telephone records of its reporters and editors a massive and unprecedented intrusion into news gathering. the governor has not said why it-as the government has not said why it secretly obtained records. though officials said prosecutors are conducting a cruel investigation into who leaked details about a cia...
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today the obama administration appealed that. the one step plan b is over the counter for women 15 and older. >>> some big names in clothing are vow to make changes in the clothing industry? bangladesh. today swedish retailer h and m agreed to a contract that calls for retailers to do more to ensure garment factories in bangladesh are safe. calvin klein and tommy hill finger are already on board. they need to form unions' make reports on the factory conditions permanent. >> the down turn in the economy is causing them to become creative. some of the piggest tech companies in our back yard. it was announced today that france is considering a new 1% tax on internet compatible devices. it would target google, apple and am zone. the french government would use it to fund cultural acts in their country. >>> it was a beautiful weekend and a great start to the workweek. let's check in with chief meteorologist. >> it was hard not to get yourself out today with all of the sunshine and the cool crisp air. slightly cooler air. so even thoug
today the obama administration appealed that. the one step plan b is over the counter for women 15 and older. >>> some big names in clothing are vow to make changes in the clothing industry? bangladesh. today swedish retailer h and m agreed to a contract that calls for retailers to do more to ensure garment factories in bangladesh are safe. calvin klein and tommy hill finger are already on board. they need to form unions' make reports on the factory conditions permanent. >> the...
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obama administration insists it is not under a cloud right now. at least not politically. president obama's commencement speech at morehouse college looked a lot like his past week -- the commander in chief was on message -- >> my job as president is to advocate for policies that generate more opportunity for everybody. >> but he was all but drowned hisby circumstances beyond control. from the irs scandal to the justice department's snooping on the associated press to new revelations about the talking points that followed the september terror attack in benghazi, republicans suddenly have a lot to talk about. >> this administration said they want to be open and transparent, but they have not. >> what we are talking about here is an attitude that the government knows best. the nanny state is here to tell us all what to do, and if we start criticizing, you get targeted. >> the president's senior communications adviser hit the five major sunday talk shows to do damage control. >> there is no question that public -- republicans are trying to make polit
obama administration insists it is not under a cloud right now. at least not politically. president obama's commencement speech at morehouse college looked a lot like his past week -- the commander in chief was on message -- >> my job as president is to advocate for policies that generate more opportunity for everybody. >> but he was all but drowned hisby circumstances beyond control. from the irs scandal to the justice department's snooping on the associated press to new...
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i am barack obama. it would freak you out. is it just different or is it really a concern about invading life. >> give me a program. >> like on judge judy and all over the place. >> did you have a way of testing whether or not the hospitoptimis working. >> f if you are defining succes we won the election. the only thing i can look at we got more impressions larger audience and paid less for it. >> at one point they were running shows on 60 different cable stations they were running them on 15 cable stations for romney. >> a consultant has been preaching about the political power of data. >> is one side doing better than the other? it was on a different planet. >> that is an extreme view. >> fox news contributor and former white house chief of staff who is also close to the romney campaign. >> the democrats have a big advantage on this both sides make crow target. the democrats took it to the next level. >> rouve says the differences i republicans face their analysis on a single snapshot. while the obama team constantly update
i am barack obama. it would freak you out. is it just different or is it really a concern about invading life. >> give me a program. >> like on judge judy and all over the place. >> did you have a way of testing whether or not the hospitoptimis working. >> f if you are defining succes we won the election. the only thing i can look at we got more impressions larger audience and paid less for it. >> at one point they were running shows on 60 different cable stations...
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the president obama--the problem is you can't guarantee it. marco rubio was asking for the resignation of the commissioner already. to make it a link to president to say no matter what you guys say this is what is going to happen. >> it's a big rallying point for discussion from the right but there is more and more stuff to run from if you're thissers. >> yes i'm also curious whether or not obama is bringing attention to this, having the press conference and saying this is happening this is wrong and we're doing something to change it i'm wondering if this is a way to take attention away from the bengahzi scandal. >> this brings me to another story, michael, go ahead. >> it's very difficult for the president to dodge anything. what he would like to do is not going to the irs and take attention away from bengahzi but to have an immigration bill from congress to take attention away from bengahzi. he spoke very sternly just like with the irs and we'll live to him now. he said there is nothing going on with bengahzi. >> the e-mails that you allude
the president obama--the problem is you can't guarantee it. marco rubio was asking for the resignation of the commissioner already. to make it a link to president to say no matter what you guys say this is what is going to happen. >> it's a big rallying point for discussion from the right but there is more and more stuff to run from if you're thissers. >> yes i'm also curious whether or not obama is bringing attention to this, having the press conference and saying this is happening...
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the issue is obama care. we're going to keep the focus on obama care. >> insurance is real important. >> we're here to make the turn from a train wreck. so why not repeal that bill today? >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. scandal, scandal. it was the so-called scandal week, filled with scandal everywhere. the obama administration is in trouble. it's bs and i'll tell you why. all these stories with, this is all red meat for republicans. the righties are drooling everywhere. you know how you throw on a case of mer low and a carton of campbell camel to john boehner. >> nothing dissolves the bonds of people and their government like the arrogance of power in washington. these what the american people are seeing today from the obama administration, remarkable arrogance. >> arrogance. let's play a word game. a heck of a word. republicans going to be talking about these scandals for month to come maybe even years because they really want to tarnish obama. let me tell you what the real scandal that's going
the issue is obama care. we're going to keep the focus on obama care. >> insurance is real important. >> we're here to make the turn from a train wreck. so why not repeal that bill today? >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. scandal, scandal. it was the so-called scandal week, filled with scandal everywhere. the obama administration is in trouble. it's bs and i'll tell you why. all these stories with, this is all red meat for republicans. the righties are drooling...
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second point i want to make is obama care. obama care, okay? these groups in the first place were started because of their opposition to obama care. guess who is there to monitor and execute obama care? the irs. that is another nasty potential political connection that has to be cleared up. ways and means is going to hold hearings. oversight committee is going to hold hearings. we're going to have the senate, we're going to have the house. democrats rup are up in arms. this is going to be a massacre. >> of the facts you do know what didn't wash with what the irs was saying last friday. >> it goes along with what larry was saying. there are too many coincidences here. too many things that were happening nationwide. too many things being reported up the chain for it to make sense this was just a bunch of low level people on their own deciding to do something stupid. >> right. >> either somebody senior to them decided to do something stupid or this is an enormous coincidence. >> agency wide circulars. agency wide memos were put out on several occa
second point i want to make is obama care. obama care, okay? these groups in the first place were started because of their opposition to obama care. guess who is there to monitor and execute obama care? the irs. that is another nasty potential political connection that has to be cleared up. ways and means is going to hold hearings. oversight committee is going to hold hearings. we're going to have the senate, we're going to have the house. democrats rup are up in arms. this is going to be a...
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. >> president obama promised to get to the bottom of a scandal which the i.r.s. add minoritied to singling out conservative groups seeking tax exemption status with the name of tea party or patriots have their applications delayed through questionnaires the thank you is outrageous. it is contrary to our tradition. people have to be held accountable. it has to be fixed. >> the i.r.s. says the targeting was limited to the cincinnati branch but the "washington post" is reporting i.r.s. offices in california, as well, singled out conservative groups. the san francisco tea party with 1,hull members across the bay area says it does not necessity of any conservative groups that are being scrutinized but they say this behavior is reminiscent of mccarthy administration. >> i don't know what the administration is about. they are not transparent. >> steve camp of the san francisco family says it is worrisome the government is targeting people based on their political viewpoint. >> today obama says well, if this is happening, well it did happen and it is being admitted. cser
. >> president obama promised to get to the bottom of a scandal which the i.r.s. add minoritied to singling out conservative groups seeking tax exemption status with the name of tea party or patriots have their applications delayed through questionnaires the thank you is outrageous. it is contrary to our tradition. people have to be held accountable. it has to be fixed. >> the i.r.s. says the targeting was limited to the cincinnati branch but the "washington post" is...
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president obama will be seeing double in his cabinet meetings. john kerry's younger brother will become the acting commerce secretary. he serves as the department's general counsel. >>> caroline kennedy will be in a new york courtroom today after being selected as a juror for a felony drug trial. while answering her jury questionnaire, she declined to answer if any of her family had been a victim of a crime. and said she knew a few people with a drug problem. >>> vermont lawmakers have passed legislation permitting doctor-assisted suicide. it has strong support from a governor. and the first time a state legislature approved such a measure. >>> nancy pelosi had tough words for the man who took her job, john boehner. listen to what she told msnbc's chris hayes. >> i will say this about john boehner. if he were a woman, they'd be calling him the weakest speaker in history. >> why do you say that? >> because they don't get anything done. >>> rick scott could pick former congressman and tea party favorite allen west to be the state's next lieutenant
president obama will be seeing double in his cabinet meetings. john kerry's younger brother will become the acting commerce secretary. he serves as the department's general counsel. >>> caroline kennedy will be in a new york courtroom today after being selected as a juror for a felony drug trial. while answering her jury questionnaire, she declined to answer if any of her family had been a victim of a crime. and said she knew a few people with a drug problem. >>> vermont...
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unveil it and michelle obama is going to hand them out everybody. >> greg: i think she lying. that is it for the five. see you tomorrow. special report is up next. >> bret: president obama and his team under fire from a scorned press corps about a trio of growing scandals. this is special report. >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier. an escalating series of potential scandals has the white house in damage control mode. administration officials are in the crosshairs of a angry mainstream media awakened by questionable explanations and statements. a trifecta of scandals. deaths in libya. political prosecution from the irs and spying on the press by the department of justice. as an often sympathetic press corps in a lather not seen since george bush sat in the white house. wendall goler begins our coverage. >> pressed over missteps by the justice department and irs and lingering questions over the benghazi tragedy, spokesman jay carney denied the white house was under siege? >> absolutely not. we are focused the things that we can do to help the middle-class. the things we can d
unveil it and michelle obama is going to hand them out everybody. >> greg: i think she lying. that is it for the five. see you tomorrow. special report is up next. >> bret: president obama and his team under fire from a scorned press corps about a trio of growing scandals. this is special report. >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier. an escalating series of potential scandals has the white house in damage control mode. administration officials are in the crosshairs of a angry...
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president obama says he wants to treasury secretary to hold accountable groups to extra scrutiny and delays in their applications to the irs for tax exempt status. is it appropriate to contextual -- contextualize this scandal of using that agency and others as a tool of clear political warfare or is this something else? joining us now is dan rather. his latest program is called operation streamline and it airs tonight at 11:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for being here. >> always a pleasure to be here. >> what is your big picture perspective on how big this scandal is and how it relates to the overt uses of the irs for political aims? >> first of all, as you laid out administrations have been doing this for many, many years, both republican and democratic administrations, but not all cases are are the same. in the case of the nixon administration, it was the president himself, it was proven, no doubt about it, who said go after these people on their taxes. >> he's on tape saying it. >> now, that's a far cry from where we are today. there is no proof that anybody at the white house, never
president obama says he wants to treasury secretary to hold accountable groups to extra scrutiny and delays in their applications to the irs for tax exempt status. is it appropriate to contextual -- contextualize this scandal of using that agency and others as a tool of clear political warfare or is this something else? joining us now is dan rather. his latest program is called operation streamline and it airs tonight at 11:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for being here. >> always a pleasure...
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the obama administration knows that. if she is tainted by this scandle, that is something they are going to have to make a decision if she is going to continue to head this office of implementing the tax provisions of the new law. the bulk is going into effect in a few months. this lab huge issue in the next election. that is something that the republicans and white house will be looking into it. >> jamie: it's interesting that you bring that up. congressional approval polls continue to be down and recent gallup poll 16% approve of congress. do you think benghazi the a.p. hold over until the next congressional election? >> depending on where they go they are definitely going to be going on for next several months are there going to be more controversies coming up to the six to 18 months. it remains to be seen. but i think obamacare will be a bigger issue than these investigations because we'll see if law is working or whether it is not. that will be the bigger fodder for the election. >> jamie: we know it's the law of th
the obama administration knows that. if she is tainted by this scandle, that is something they are going to have to make a decision if she is going to continue to head this office of implementing the tax provisions of the new law. the bulk is going into effect in a few months. this lab huge issue in the next election. that is something that the republicans and white house will be looking into it. >> jamie: it's interesting that you bring that up. congressional approval polls continue to...
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exerting operational control, yet always it is blame obama first, ask questions later. that's what's most frustrating for people that care about these issues and clearly for the white house. having said that, as someone that practiced first amendment law, there are real issues at what i would call the operational level. viewpoint discrimination is considered the worst kind of first amendment infringement, and the question is for whatever reasons of standing incompetence, whoever has been doing it at the local level needs to be dealt with. one thing i noticed the ap and irs scandal have in common is no one serious, no one impartial suggested in any way that this comes top down from the president. everyone is saying we have to deal with these problems at the level of the agency or doj investigators. the fact that washington hears obama every time we talk about government suggest just how divided our politics are. >> julian, when you see a law that says a social welfare organization has to be exclusively in the business of social welfare, seems to me if you're at the irs a
exerting operational control, yet always it is blame obama first, ask questions later. that's what's most frustrating for people that care about these issues and clearly for the white house. having said that, as someone that practiced first amendment law, there are real issues at what i would call the operational level. viewpoint discrimination is considered the worst kind of first amendment infringement, and the question is for whatever reasons of standing incompetence, whoever has been doing...
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now, i underand it obama did not -- obama did not take him out to the middle of times square and flog him like people might want. i think this is a fair point when you apply for tax exempt status does that make you immediately above the law? can we not ask a question as to whether or not your application is, correct? i think that is what they were trying to do. did they do it correctly? no. were they perhapses a bit overzealous? sure. >> about you do we as taxpayers get to have the convenient excuse sorry i didn't know. no, you end up in jail and they take your business and your bank accounts. we don't get that excuse you. why should they? >> i don't think it should be in the purview of the irs. if congress, if the do nothing congress had acted and given us better guidelines as to what constitutes a charitable organization or not we wouldn't be in this. >> oh, come on. >> mike: here is the question. the problem is not that they went through the forms and were diligent. they were only diligent with one side. they didn't apply the diligence to left wing groups. that is the problem. the
now, i underand it obama did not -- obama did not take him out to the middle of times square and flog him like people might want. i think this is a fair point when you apply for tax exempt status does that make you immediately above the law? can we not ask a question as to whether or not your application is, correct? i think that is what they were trying to do. did they do it correctly? no. were they perhapses a bit overzealous? sure. >> about you do we as taxpayers get to have the...
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we'd like to hear from enthuse morning, what you think of how the obama administration is handling civil liberties. here are the numbers to call to share your thoughts. democrats, 202-585-3
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do you see this impacting obama's ability to get stuff done? >> heck, yes. would be the short answer. and the reason is, by our count, one-third of all house committees, one-third of all the congressional committees, are now investigating the president. in some shape or form. whether it's the irs. whether it's going to be the news yesterday about the justice department and associated press. whether it's benghazi. whether or not the implementation of the health care program. now, you have a congress consumed with oversight. consumed with investigation. and this is pretty familiar for a second-term president at this juncture. and it can be problematic. there wasn't a lot happening anyways. so, congress needs something to do. a lot of folks are putting their energy into investigating. when it comes to getting a budget deal. when it comes to working through immigration. this doesn't help. it only makes each side more partisan and more angry. >> we're tight on time. any danger the republicans overplaying this and going at it too hard? >> no doubt. that's the numb
do you see this impacting obama's ability to get stuff done? >> heck, yes. would be the short answer. and the reason is, by our count, one-third of all house committees, one-third of all the congressional committees, are now investigating the president. in some shape or form. whether it's the irs. whether it's going to be the news yesterday about the justice department and associated press. whether it's benghazi. whether or not the implementation of the health care program. now, you have...
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if, if, it reaches the level of even a mid level over the obama administration, it's serious trouble for him. it's a benefit to the republicans because they can keep him on the defensive. but i think in the overall picture, what we have right now is an embarrassment for president obama and a warning to him, if you will. you know what? you've got to be really careful up and down the line because even small things such as this and make no mistake about it, it was no small thing to target one side of the political spectrum. with say we're going to make things difficult particularly in this election year. is it a case of people down the line and even those people involved? now, obviously, many republicans and some who are not think it had to be other people involved. what president obama needs, he doesn't need me to tell you, but he needs an immediate, really fast, but completely thorough investigation into this. and however bad the news is, put it out. >> what is the character of an investigation like that in sn does he name somebody from outside the administration? does he count on as
if, if, it reaches the level of even a mid level over the obama administration, it's serious trouble for him. it's a benefit to the republicans because they can keep him on the defensive. but i think in the overall picture, what we have right now is an embarrassment for president obama and a warning to him, if you will. you know what? you've got to be really careful up and down the line because even small things such as this and make no mistake about it, it was no small thing to target one side...
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within the last hour, president obama has released a statement calling the report's findings, quote, intolerable and inexcusable. he said he has directed his treasury secretary jack lew to hold those who are responsible for these failures accountable, to make sure that each of the inspector general's recommendations are implemented quickly so that such conduct never happens again. the president's statement says the irs must apply the law in a fair way and employees must act with utmost integrity and this report shows some of those employees failed that test. joining us now is michael isikoff, nbc special investigative correspondent. mike, thanks for being here. >> great to be here, rachel. >> one of the things i wanted to ask you about the ig report lays out irs criteria for who to target, how to target scrutiny for these applications using a bolo which is an acronym for be on the lookout. >> right. >> can you explain that? >> that was one of the most delicious parts of the report in reading it. i mean, we've all heard of bolos when the fbi issues them for terrorists or bank robbers.
within the last hour, president obama has released a statement calling the report's findings, quote, intolerable and inexcusable. he said he has directed his treasury secretary jack lew to hold those who are responsible for these failures accountable, to make sure that each of the inspector general's recommendations are implemented quickly so that such conduct never happens again. the president's statement says the irs must apply the law in a fair way and employees must act with utmost...
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. >>> the obama administration is on the defense. t benghazi is again in the news with words like cover-up and watergate being used. tracie potts joins us with so much more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. especially here on the hill we are likely to hear more hearings and likely to see more but the focus not so much on the attack itself but what we were told about that attack. leaked e-mails now reveal the talking points on the deadly benghazi attack went through 12 revisions, first the cia blamed protesters. the state department spokeswoman questioned whether mentioning prior warnings could make her agency look bad. finally, the white house watered down the language but says the cia was responsible. >> the cia, you know, was the agency to make changes to the talking points then produced the talking points. >> for the spokesman to say, well, there was only words or technical changes made in the e-mails is a flat out untruth. >> to blame the cia is a convenient truth. the real truth is, the people who were there in
. >>> the obama administration is on the defense. t benghazi is again in the news with words like cover-up and watergate being used. tracie potts joins us with so much more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. especially here on the hill we are likely to hear more hearings and likely to see more but the focus not so much on the attack itself but what we were told about that attack. leaked e-mails now reveal the talking points on the deadly benghazi attack went...
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and obama -- the president said, here's what happened. you had a video that was released by someone who lives here, sort of a shadowy character who is extremely offensive video directed at mohammed and islam. for two weeks they carried on this fiction. remember, in the light of a presidential campaign, this fiction that it was not -- that it was a hateful video that inspired a spontaneous demonstration. even two weeks later before the u.n., the president condemned hateful videos. so for him to say as he did in the presidential debate against mitt romney that he had called it a terrorist attack that morning simply is contradicted by the facts. unfortunately, during that debate, that falsehood was corroborated by the moderator. something i've never seen in all the presidential debates i've ever watched. >> yeah. that was pretty extraordinary, actually. you're right. in terms of transparency and -- and flow of information, can you characterize how that's changed? i mean, whether you look at, you know, the irs ruling with an iron fist and tar
and obama -- the president said, here's what happened. you had a video that was released by someone who lives here, sort of a shadowy character who is extremely offensive video directed at mohammed and islam. for two weeks they carried on this fiction. remember, in the light of a presidential campaign, this fiction that it was not -- that it was a hateful video that inspired a spontaneous demonstration. even two weeks later before the u.n., the president condemned hateful videos. so for him to...
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claiming the obama administration covered up a terror attack weeks before the 2012 election. >> every effort has been made to turn it into something that's diabolical. i don't see that. >> this was a squabble between two agencies, the cia and the state department about the wording. >> wording that gives the president's critics new ammunition to keep fighting about benghazi. >> were they manipulating not to tell the full story and give the picture to the american people. >> republicans say they want answers. and that means floor hearings. ultimately republicans would like to get hillary clinton back on capitol hill and back on the hot seat. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> we have an update on the factory collapsebangladesh, the government is now considering raising minimum wage for workers there. garment workers currently make $38 a month. authorities do not discuss the amount of the raise, but it could go into etech in about three months. and there is encouraging news for that 19-year-old garment worker who was found alive this weekend under the rubble. she survived for 17 days
claiming the obama administration covered up a terror attack weeks before the 2012 election. >> every effort has been made to turn it into something that's diabolical. i don't see that. >> this was a squabble between two agencies, the cia and the state department about the wording. >> wording that gives the president's critics new ammunition to keep fighting about benghazi. >> were they manipulating not to tell the full story and give the picture to the american people....
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can president obama make his second term with all this around him? he is up to his elbows in alligators right now. maybe not a week from now. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> so far, hillary clinton's poll ratings haven't been negatively affected by all this talk by republicans, of course, about benghazi. a new ppp poll finds that hillary's at 52% favorable, 44% unfavorable. virtually identical to where she was in late march before this brouhaha started. and voters trust the former secretary of state over congressional republicans on the issue of benghazi by a margin of 49% to 39%. we'll be right back. my mantra? trust your instinctsakthe. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of
can president obama make his second term with all this around him? he is up to his elbows in alligators right now. maybe not a week from now. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> so far, hillary clinton's poll ratings haven't been negatively affected by all this talk by republicans, of course, about benghazi. a new ppp poll finds that hillary's at 52% favorable, 44% unfavorable. virtually identical to where she was in late march before this brouhaha started. and...
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yeah, ads like these. >> obama's $830 billion stimulus failed. >> barack obama's got lots of excuses for the bad economy. >> obama personally lobbied to kill a pipeline bringing oil from canada. >> claire mccaskill voted for billions in waste and spending projects. >> the $44 trillion budget tammy baldwin voted for was too extreme. >> john tester votes to raise taxes on montana families and small businesses. >> elizabeth warren sides with extreme left protests. >> tim kaine loves taxes. >> we are a long way from neighborhood beautification. all of that, that social welfare. and here's why the carl rove move was so brilliant. those 501c4s, the welfare organizations, helping the unemployed or building stadiums, not only do they not have to pay taxes, they don't have to disclose their donors. carl rove figured out how he could have his cake and eat it too. went around the country looking all of us straight in the face telling us he had started up a social welfare organization. never mind it was dumping $70 million into partisan campaign ads. it's not just carl rove, it's also bill burto
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since obama won his second term in office. nbc news will have full coverage this morning. >>> the house where cleveland prosecutors believe three women were imprisoned for a decade was boarded up as workers began putting a ten-foot fence around it. officials are trying to protect it for evidence. they say they have credible threats of arson. >>> police in new orleans are looking for up to three people they say shot into a crowd during a mother's day parade. the fbi describes it as a flare-up of street violence. among the 19 injured, two children grazed by bullets. >>> more than a few people revved their engines in mexico this weekend as thousands of loyal harley-davidson fans took part in a celebratory ride. they commemorated the iconic motorcycle's 110th anniversary. bikers came from all across the globe to ride alongside local monuments. the anniversary will end with a late summer festival in the brand's birthplace of milwaukee. love the harley. the closest i got was i had a dog named harley. >> that was it. no hog in your f
since obama won his second term in office. nbc news will have full coverage this morning. >>> the house where cleveland prosecutors believe three women were imprisoned for a decade was boarded up as workers began putting a ten-foot fence around it. officials are trying to protect it for evidence. they say they have credible threats of arson. >>> police in new orleans are looking for up to three people they say shot into a crowd during a mother's day parade. the fbi describes...
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resignation of law school professor john yoo, the protesters from, the world can't wait, contend the obama administration and the justice department could is dragging the process out. >> he says that congress won't guantanomo. that's not true the president has the authority under the national defense authorization act to shut down guantanomo yesterday. he could do it, he doesn't want to do it. eric holder is here and also this university is harboring a war criminal on the faculty, john yoo, so we're here for both of them today to say that neither of these people should be held up as role models for university students and law graduates. >> attorney general eric holder addressed the law school graduates. professor john yoo authored what is known as the torture memo which authorized enhanced interrogation methods by thetr the bush administration. >> we did have some high clouds for this evening. this time lapse from the bay bridge. notice, on the left side and low clouds pressing into the bay for tonight. a lot of low cloudiness and san francisco. take a look at the roof from kron 4. see any
resignation of law school professor john yoo, the protesters from, the world can't wait, contend the obama administration and the justice department could is dragging the process out. >> he says that congress won't guantanomo. that's not true the president has the authority under the national defense authorization act to shut down guantanomo yesterday. he could do it, he doesn't want to do it. eric holder is here and also this university is harboring a war criminal on the faculty, john...
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monday president obama echoed outrage from congressional republicans calling the agency's actions an abuse of power. house lawmakers have scheduled hearings over the issue for later this week. nbc's tracie potts joins us live tracie, so much going on there. >> reporter: a lot going on here, but the timing of this, richard, is critical because it happened in the run-up to the election. that's one of the reasons why these groups say politics was at play here. a report from the inspector general for tax administration says low-level irs employees in cincinnati singled out some 300 conservative groups, identifying themselves as patriots or tea parties. >> kplpolitically motivated, pl and simple. >> it's wrong to do. >> reporter: the president agrees. >> i've got no patience with it, i will not tolerate it, and we'll make sure we find out exactly what happened on this. >> i don't, frankly, trust the administration to do its own investigati investigation. to have legitimacy, congress needs to conduct its own investigation. >> reporter: tea party leaders want an independent prosecutor. >> w
monday president obama echoed outrage from congressional republicans calling the agency's actions an abuse of power. house lawmakers have scheduled hearings over the issue for later this week. nbc's tracie potts joins us live tracie, so much going on there. >> reporter: a lot going on here, but the timing of this, richard, is critical because it happened in the run-up to the election. that's one of the reasons why these groups say politics was at play here. a report from the inspector...
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can president obama make his second term with all this around him? he is up to his elbows in alligators right now. maybe not a week from now. this is "hardball," the place for politics. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> so far, hillary clinton's poll ratings haven't been negatively affected by all this talk by republicans, of course, about benghazi. a new ppp poll finds that hillary's at 52% favorable, 44% unfavorable. virtually identical
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the obama administration continues to deny allegations of a coverup. the white house insists there was no effort to change the so-called talking points to downplay the possibility of terrorism. president obama says the investigation is politically motivated. >> the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a side show. suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as if there's something new to the story. >> e-mails made public last week show senior administration officials asking that references to terror groups be deleted from the talking points. >>> next week the philadelphia jury that convicted abortion doctor kermit gosnell of first-degree murder will hear evidence on whether he should face the death penalty. gosnell was convicted yesterday in the deaths of three babies delivered alive and then killed. he was also convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the overdose death of an abortion patient. >>> new orleans police are searching for a suspect in the mother's day shooting. police say multiple people have identified the
the obama administration continues to deny allegations of a coverup. the white house insists there was no effort to change the so-called talking points to downplay the possibility of terrorism. president obama says the investigation is politically motivated. >> the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a side show. suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as if there's something new to the story. >> e-mails made public last week show senior...
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. >> reporter: president obama addressed the scandal. the irs admits it put the tea party under the microcope. the irs required more paper work from the tea party and scrutinized groups that edgeicated people about the constitution. but the commissioner testified otherwise last year. >> there is absolutely no targeting. this is what happens. >> the contradiction is setting off a firestorm, especially with tea party groups. >> we want to know who knew what when. heads will roll. this is absolute suppression of civil liberties. >> reporter: president obama says the irs must be neutral. >> you should feel that way regardless of party. >> reporter: he says he is waiting for the full audit before making moves against the irs. >> it is outrageous. contrary to our traditions and people have to be held accountable and it has to be fixed. >> house speaker nancy pelosi said there is no place for this inappropriate activity in the irs or by its employees. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president obama down played the controversy over how his administrati
. >> reporter: president obama addressed the scandal. the irs admits it put the tea party under the microcope. the irs required more paper work from the tea party and scrutinized groups that edgeicated people about the constitution. but the commissioner testified otherwise last year. >> there is absolutely no targeting. this is what happens. >> the contradiction is setting off a firestorm, especially with tea party groups. >> we want to know who knew what when. heads...
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they don't trust obama administration. it looks like the house will investigate this themselves. >> alisyn: what boehner has said he has not decided whether he wants to appoint this select committee because he believes the committees that are investigating, benghazi, for instance, or doing a fine job and he am froongly confused about what a committee could do that the house oversight committee isn't doing. >> clayton: does it come down to subpoena power? >> tucker: they have subpoena power. my understanding it may be symbolic. i want to point this out again and again. this story was not covered basically from the end of september of last year until this week by anybody, certainly on television but fox news. there is fascinating study cheryl atkins. she is excellent and she has been covering this. many of the stories have not made air because cbs news executives said you are pushing too hard on that story. talk about vindication, she is vindicated and so is fox. >> clayton: on the subpoena power specifically, people will no
they don't trust obama administration. it looks like the house will investigate this themselves. >> alisyn: what boehner has said he has not decided whether he wants to appoint this select committee because he believes the committees that are investigating, benghazi, for instance, or doing a fine job and he am froongly confused about what a committee could do that the house oversight committee isn't doing. >> clayton: does it come down to subpoena power? >> tucker: they have...
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they should be concerned obama care is rammed through congress in the first place. now that people are paying attention and realizing i am paying how much in taxes it's going to cost us how much? irs is the most feared agency in the world next to the kbg. they are forcing everyone to have health insurance. it is a disaster. this woman got 103,000 dollars in bonuses tax payer funded money and she was promoted and she over saw the targeting of conservative groups and religious groups and she is getting basically a promotion. you are telling me no one is getting on here? >> before the weighs and means committee said with a straight face the reason it was happening is because they were trying to be so efficient. >> what's the promotion point. steven miller was fired he's gone. i understand obama does not -- did not take him out in the middle of times square and following him like people maybe would want but he is gone. i think this is a fair link. when you apply to tax exempt status can we not ask a question whether or not your application is correct. they do it correct
they should be concerned obama care is rammed through congress in the first place. now that people are paying attention and realizing i am paying how much in taxes it's going to cost us how much? irs is the most feared agency in the world next to the kbg. they are forcing everyone to have health insurance. it is a disaster. this woman got 103,000 dollars in bonuses tax payer funded money and she was promoted and she over saw the targeting of conservative groups and religious groups and she is...
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bush but republicans now say president obama deserves some of the blame too. this morning, the scandal involving the irs and tea party groups is growing. documents obtained by abc news show the unfair treatment of some conservatives extended beyond this cincinnati field office that was initially blamed. the acting irs commissioner also knew of the problem for at least a year, never telling congress. >> and you use the irs in this fashion, you're basically limiting free speech. and that's not good for any of us. >> reporter: the groups were trying to register as tax-exempt organizations. the irs was supposed to enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all not considering political views but an irs watchdog found some got extra scrutiny including those with tea party in their names or criticize how the government is being run. >> they wanted very specific details concerning people that came to our meetings. >>> people that spoke. >> how many e-mails did you send, what were they? >> it had a chiing effect on all of us. >> reporter: president obama first lea
bush but republicans now say president obama deserves some of the blame too. this morning, the scandal involving the irs and tea party groups is growing. documents obtained by abc news show the unfair treatment of some conservatives extended beyond this cincinnati field office that was initially blamed. the acting irs commissioner also knew of the problem for at least a year, never telling congress. >> and you use the irs in this fashion, you're basically limiting free speech. and that's...
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president obama is hitting back, taking steps to contain a series of major controversies. can he save his second term agenda? >>> an exclusive inside look how the u.s. military is force feeding hunger stricken detainees in guantanamo bay. defense lawyers say it is inhumane. >>> giant waves of ice 30 feet high in some places pushing ashore and crushing lake front homes. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> we begin over at the white house where the political prospects for president obama's second term changed dramatically in the course of only a week. we've seen a crush of developments involving three major controversies, a forced resignation, and new allegations of coverups. can the president recover. what does he need to do? let's go to the white house, our white house correspondent dan lothian is standing by. what's the strategy as far as damage control is concerned? >> reporter: wolf, the president wants to sort of put this behind him and turn the focus on his second term agen
president obama is hitting back, taking steps to contain a series of major controversies. can he save his second term agenda? >>> an exclusive inside look how the u.s. military is force feeding hunger stricken detainees in guantanamo bay. defense lawyers say it is inhumane. >>> giant waves of ice 30 feet high in some places pushing ashore and crushing lake front homes. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in...
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we start this half hour with president obama pledging action on those questionable irs audi audits. agency is accused of sipping licensing out the tea party and other conservative groups. hearing is now set for friday. abc news all righter jonathan karl is on the story. >> it's a movement based on the belief that every day americans have reason to fear the power of their own government. that's what jennifer a mom and conservative activity frist philadelphia said she confronted when she was grilled by the irs after trying to start her own tea party group. >> they would ask me details and i got a baby on one arm trying to feed another baby and trying to figure out how many e-mail difficult send last wee week. you see the level of detail they wanted. how many e-mails did you send. what were they. how many rally did you go to. how many event. >>reporter: extra scrutiny turns out many other conservative groups have faced over the past three years when trying to register as tax exempt organizations. ultimately had she gave up. >> chilling effect on all of u us. >>reporter: walker and caro
we start this half hour with president obama pledging action on those questionable irs audi audits. agency is accused of sipping licensing out the tea party and other conservative groups. hearing is now set for friday. abc news all righter jonathan karl is on the story. >> it's a movement based on the belief that every day americans have reason to fear the power of their own government. that's what jennifer a mom and conservative activity frist philadelphia said she confronted when she...
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i strongly urge you and president obama demand his resignation effective immediately. the problem for senator rubio is that there is no irs commissioner. the irs commissioner who senator rubio is mad at was appointed by george w. bush and resigned in november of 2012. since then there has been no irs commissioner. >>> up next, what president obama said today about the controversy surrounding what happened in benghazi and senator al franken will be here. [ pacino ] the inches we need are everywhere around us. every minute. every second -- we fight for that inch. [ male announcer ] introducing the new 2014 jeep grand cherokee. it is passion given a purpose. every day we chip away, because that's the only way to see the best of what we're made of. well-qualified lessees can lease the 2014 grand cherokee laredo 4x4 for $359 a month. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account
i strongly urge you and president obama demand his resignation effective immediately. the problem for senator rubio is that there is no irs commissioner. the irs commissioner who senator rubio is mad at was appointed by george w. bush and resigned in november of 2012. since then there has been no irs commissioner. >>> up next, what president obama said today about the controversy surrounding what happened in benghazi and senator al franken will be here. [ pacino ] the inches we need...
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i strongly urge you and president obama demand his resignation effective immediately. the problem for senator rubio is that there is no irs commissioner. the irs commissioner who senator rubio is mad at was appointed by george w. bush and resigned in november of 2012. since then there has been no irs commissioner. >>> up next, what president obama said today about the controversy surrounding what happened in benghazi and senator al franken will be here. [ male announcer ] every inch. every minute. every second -- we chip away. making the colors of earth and sunset skies into rich interior accents. or putting the beauty of a forest in the palm of your hands... it will take you to another place... wherever you happen to be. this is the new 2014 jeep grand cherokee. it is the best of what we're made of. well-qualified lessees can lease the 2014 grand cherokee laredo 4x4 for $359 a month. prefer the taste of gevalia house blend over the taste of starbucks house blend? not that we like tooting our own horn but... ♪ toot toot. [ male announcer ] find gevalia in the coffee
i strongly urge you and president obama demand his resignation effective immediately. the problem for senator rubio is that there is no irs commissioner. the irs commissioner who senator rubio is mad at was appointed by george w. bush and resigned in november of 2012. since then there has been no irs commissioner. >>> up next, what president obama said today about the controversy surrounding what happened in benghazi and senator al franken will be here. [ male announcer ] every inch....
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>>steve: meanwhile president obama claims outrage after reading the i.r.s. report. but you may be outraged too when we tell you how one of his own family members got
>>steve: meanwhile president obama claims outrage after reading the i.r.s. report. but you may be outraged too when we tell you how one of his own family members got
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>> ben, -- again, i don't have a reaction from the president obama. i can tell you people who make the compare sobs need to check their history. because, you know, what we have here with one issue, in benghazi is clearly, as we're learning more and more clint effort to politicize a tragedy. the president feels strongly about that. on the other issues, these are things that we are finding out about. we need to wait appropriately for independent action to be completed before he can in any way take action on comment specifically on it. i think it's a reflection of the sort of rapid politicalization of everything that you have that kind of commentary. everything becomes, you know, with a huge political issue. if you look at the fact and ben gas city has been instructed with this. the real issue is that four americans died. we need to do erg we can as the president committed to doing. finding out who did it, finding out why, and taking the steps necessary to ensure that our diplomatic personnel is -- so what happened there doesn't happen again. infed of tr
>> ben, -- again, i don't have a reaction from the president obama. i can tell you people who make the compare sobs need to check their history. because, you know, what we have here with one issue, in benghazi is clearly, as we're learning more and more clint effort to politicize a tragedy. the president feels strongly about that. on the other issues, these are things that we are finding out about. we need to wait appropriately for independent action to be completed before he can in any...
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obama about. today's briefing occurred before the irs inspector general's report came out and spokesman jay carney says the president was troubled by news reports on the irs but he didn't want to get specific. >> concerned by every report he sees on this. you can believe is he concerned by that that is why he looks forward to finding out what the ig report says. and then deciding what next steps need to be taken and who needs to take them. >> carney said mr. obama first heard about the justice department subpoenaing a.p. phone records yesterday. he said there is no way the president could simply phone attorney general eric holder and ask him what happened, shepard. >> shepard: they are not much into questions these days. jay carney really likes questions about benghazi. >> only because he feels the evidence is clear that republicans have politicized the evolution of the so-called talking points that led u.n. ambassador susan rice to say the protests of the murder of four americans there grew out o
obama about. today's briefing occurred before the irs inspector general's report came out and spokesman jay carney says the president was troubled by news reports on the irs but he didn't want to get specific. >> concerned by every report he sees on this. you can believe is he concerned by that that is why he looks forward to finding out what the ig report says. and then deciding what next steps need to be taken and who needs to take them. >> carney said mr. obama first heard about...
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the obama administration has expressed the same hope for chinese cooperation. during his visit to beijing last week, secretary of state kerry said, it is obvious that china is a lifeline to north korea. everybody knows that china provides the vast majority of the fuel to north korea, china is thei the biggest trading par, their biggest food donor. there is no group of leaders on the face of the planet who have more capacity to make a difference in this than the chinese. i think it's fair to say that without china, north korea would collapse. precisely. nor is it obvious if pyongyang were faced with a credible chinese ultimatum, it would choose regime suicide rather than give up its nuclear program. it seems clear that china has never confronted pyongyang with that choice. so far despite its recent bombast, north korea has not launched another missile or conducted a nuclear test, and china has sent signals it has become dissatisfied with pyongyang's evocative of rhetoric. again, the latest conventional wisdom has that north korea has finally crossed a chinese re
the obama administration has expressed the same hope for chinese cooperation. during his visit to beijing last week, secretary of state kerry said, it is obvious that china is a lifeline to north korea. everybody knows that china provides the vast majority of the fuel to north korea, china is thei the biggest trading par, their biggest food donor. there is no group of leaders on the face of the planet who have more capacity to make a difference in this than the chinese. i think it's fair to say...